Clarity Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX – Free Report) by 949.6% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 10,349 shares of the Internet television network’s stock after acquiring an additional 9,363 shares during the period. Clarity Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Netflix were worth $970,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in Netflix by 0.4% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 38,521,322 shares of the Internet television network’s stock worth $46,183,983,000 after acquiring an additional 142,238 shares during the last quarter. Contravisory Investment Management Inc. boosted its stake in Netflix by 837.2% in the 4th quarter. Contravisory Investment Management Inc. now owns 111,380 shares of the Internet television network’s stock worth $10,443,000 after buying an additional 99,496 shares during the last quarter. Crew Capital Management Ltd boosted its stake in Netflix by 1,021.9% in the 4th quarter. Crew Capital Management Ltd now owns 9,031 shares of the Internet television network’s stock worth $847,000 after buying an additional 8,226 shares during the last quarter. BNC Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in Netflix by 991.3% in the 4th quarter. BNC Wealth Management LLC now owns 41,229 shares of the Internet television network’s stock worth $3,866,000 after buying an additional 37,451 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Grove Bank & Trust boosted its stake in Netflix by 1,379.8% in the 4th quarter. Grove Bank & Trust now owns 25,512 shares of the Internet television network’s stock worth $2,392,000 after buying an additional 23,788 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.93% of the company’s stock.
Key Stories Impacting Netflix
Here are the key news stories impacting Netflix this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Multiple analyst upgrades and price-target raises lift sentiment — Wedbush bumped its target and kept an Outperform rating, Morgan Stanley raised its target and maintained Overweight, and HSBC lifted its target while keeping a Buy. These moves point to growing confidence in Netflix’s revenue and margin outlook. Wedbush price-target raise
- Positive Sentiment: Ad-supported tier is scaling and lowering churn, which analysts say boosts advertiser confidence and monetization — a key driver for revenue upside and margin expansion. Ad-tier traction
- Positive Sentiment: Analysts expect stronger operating margins and more buybacks — one analyst notes Netflix could lift its 2026 operating-margin guide toward ~32% while sustaining mid-teens revenue growth, supporting higher EPS and potential share repurchases. Margin/ buyback outlook
- Positive Sentiment: Institutional buying: several high-profile funds increased Netflix positions after the Warner Bros. deal fell through, signaling conviction from big investors. That institutional demand is propping up the stock into earnings. Hedge funds adding
- Neutral Sentiment: Upcoming catalyst: Q1 earnings on April 16 is the immediate event — positive prints on ad revenue, pricing, or margins could extend the rally; a miss could reverse gains. Earnings catalyst
- Neutral Sentiment: Media/market commentary highlights Netflix’s steady revenue growth versus peers and frames the stock as a durable streaming leader; useful context but not immediate price drivers. Industry comparisons
- Negative Sentiment: Balance-sheet nuance: coverage points to roughly $7.4B in stock-option obligations that can act like hidden leverage — a reminder for investors watching capital allocation and net-debt metrics. Hidden option liability
- Negative Sentiment: Post-earnings volatility risk — options-market patterns suggest a “sawtooth” and potential for a sharp move after the print; that raises short-term risk even if fundamentals look sound. Options volatility risk
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
A number of brokerages have issued reports on NFLX. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $120.00 price target on Netflix in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Wolfe Research raised their price target on Netflix from $95.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, February 27th. Pivotal Research decreased their price target on Netflix from $105.00 to $95.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Freedom Capital raised shares of Netflix from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 27th. Finally, Oppenheimer boosted their price objective on shares of Netflix from $125.00 to $135.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, March 27th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-six have given a Buy rating and twelve have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $115.50.
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Netflix Stock Performance
NASDAQ NFLX opened at $103.02 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $434.96 billion, a P/E ratio of 40.77, a P/E/G ratio of 1.56 and a beta of 1.67. Netflix, Inc. has a 1-year low of $75.01 and a 1-year high of $134.12. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a current ratio of 1.19 and a quick ratio of 1.19. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $89.88 and its 200-day simple moving average is $99.14.
Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 20th. The Internet television network reported $0.56 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.55 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $12.05 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $11.97 billion. Netflix had a return on equity of 43.26% and a net margin of 24.30%.The company’s revenue was up 17.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.43 EPS. Netflix has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.760-0.760 EPS. Equities analysts predict that Netflix, Inc. will post 24.58 EPS for the current year.
Insider Buying and Selling at Netflix
In related news, CEO Gregory K. Peters sold 105,781 shares of Netflix stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $82.94, for a total transaction of $8,773,476.14. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 122,140 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,130,291.60. The trade was a 46.41% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Bradford L. Smith sold 31,790 shares of Netflix stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $88.86, for a total transaction of $2,824,859.40. Following the transaction, the director owned 79,690 shares in the company, valued at $7,081,253.40. The trade was a 28.52% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last three months, insiders have sold 1,543,023 shares of company stock worth $141,145,842. Corporate insiders own 1.37% of the company’s stock.
About Netflix
Netflix, Inc (NASDAQ: NFLX) is a global entertainment company that provides subscription-based streaming of films, television series, documentaries and other video content. Founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph and headquartered in Los Gatos, California, the company began as a DVD-by-mail rental service and introduced streaming video in 2007. Netflix later expanded into producing and distributing original programming, beginning notable original hits in the 2010s, and now operates a content production and distribution ecosystem alongside its licensing activity.
The company’s primary product is its on-demand streaming service, which can be accessed on a wide range of internet-connected devices and delivered through a suite of apps and web platforms.
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